Java String Capitalize capitalize(String text)

Description

Capitlize each word in a string (journal titles, etc)

License

Educational Community License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	Text to inspect

Return

Capitalized text

Declaration

public static String capitalize(String text) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Capitlize each word in a string (journal titles, etc)
     * @param text Text to inspect
     * @return Capitalized text
     */
    public static String capitalize(String text) {
        StringBuilder resultText;
        char previousC;

        resultText = new StringBuilder();
        previousC = '.';

        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
            char c = text.charAt(i);

            if (Character.isLetter(c) && !Character.isLetter(previousC)) {
                resultText.append(Character.toUpperCase(c));
            } else {
                resultText.append(c);
            }
            previousC = c;
        }
        return resultText.toString();
    }
}

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